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Gwinnett SToPP Mobilizes to Remove SROs from Gwinnett County Public Schools
Partners, stakeholders and friends, it is time to pay attention and get involved. The change we have been working for is here and we have work to do to make sure we capture it. This evening Marlyn Tillman will speak before the Gwinnett County School Board to demand an end to school resource officers in…
It Doesn’t Take a Great Man To Do Great Things
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Here, There, Everywhere: How Ed Works
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Schott Foundation Releases Graduation Rates for Gwinnett & Georgia
Statistics Are Shocking for a “World-Class” District February 13, 2015 – Graduation data released this week by the Schott Foundation for Public Education reveals shockingly low on-time graduation rates for Caucasian and African-American male students – 61 percent for Caucasian males and only 41 percent for African-American males – in Gwinnett County. This rate –…
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Senate Bill 42: Moving Backwards
ADVOCACY ALERT! Georgia Senate Bill 42 (SB 42) would remove student discipline from the school climate star rating indicator on our school’s report card. Gwinnett SToPP successfully advocated for the inclusion of student discipline in the indicator to make sure that a student’s entire school experience was considered when determining school climate. Georgia’s children are…